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FFAR Supports AIM for Climate Summit in May 2023 

AIM for Climate Summit 

Signature Event Washington, D.C.

Shutterstock image related to agriculture.

FFAR Grant Develops Additional African Swine Fever Vaccines 

AgMission Seeks Input on Standardized Data Use in Agricultural Research 

FFAR’s Seasonal Soirée 

Signature Event Washington, D.C.

Holiday party celebration.

David Donnan Joins FFAR Board of Directors 

AAAS Riley Memorial Lecture: Designing Pest Suppressive Agricultural Landscapes for a Changing World 

Informational Session Washington, D.C.

Agricultural pest management

Identifying Proteins Required for Immunity to ASFV 

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $500,000

Total award amount   $1,000,000

Location   Plum Island, NY

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   National Pork Board

Grantee Institution   USDA

African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a highly contagious, fatal disease in pigs that spreads rapidly and there is no commercially available vaccine to mitigate the spread of ASFV. Led by Dr. Douglas Gladue, USDA researchers are pinpointing the viral proteins involved in immunity and infection to develop a vector-based subunit vaccine, a vaccine that include a component of the virus to stimulate an immune response, for ASFV.

Analyzing the Efficacy of Live-vectored Prototype ASFV Subunit Vaccines 

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   MEDIAN Diagnostics

Grantee Institution   Kansas State University

African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a highly contagious, fatal disease in pigs that spreads rapidly and there is no commercially available vaccine to mitigate the spread of ASFV. Led by Dr. Waithaka Mwangi, Kansas State University researchers are using an adenovirus vector vaccine, which is a tool used to deliver target antigens to the host, and a paper-based diagnostic test that distinguishes vaccinated from infected animals.

Fast Tracking Climate Solutions from Global Germplasm Banks 

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $5,000,000

Total award amount   $11,500,000

Location   Texcoco, Mexico

Matching Funders   Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Grantee Institution   CIMMYT

This initiative, led by the CGIAR in partnership with FFAR and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), is advancing transformative approaches to expand the utilization of high-value genetic diversity from germplasm banks to develop new crop varieties for millions of small-scale farmers worldwide.

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